Squats = big ass?

[Elementality]

Hey, I've been doing the 5x5 workout for about 4 weeks now and its been working very well for me. As you all know the template calls for a lot of squats and lately i have noticed that when im lookin in the mirror my ass looks big through my jeans. Im in good shape, and i dont look chubby or anything but when i've noticed that since your thighs and glutes are like two of the biggest muscles in your body they tend to get big fast and it makes my butt look big. I think my waist line has increased a little bit too, but not my body fat %. It seems the little fat i had on my butt already was percepionally amplified by the large ammount of muscle growth underneath. Anyone else notice this kind of stuff with doing squats? Maybe i should just buy some looser jeans or something cuz it <seems to me> that it looks like i have a bloated ass now.

 

[NJL52]

Hey, I've been doing the 5x5 workout for about 4 weeks now and its been working very well for me. As you all know the template calls for a lot of squats and lately i have noticed that when im lookin in the mirror my ass looks big through my jeans. Im in good shape, and i dont look chubby or anything but when i've noticed that since your thighs and glutes are like two of the biggest muscles in your body they tend to get big fast and it makes my butt look big. I think my waist line has increased a little bit too, but not my body fat %. It seems the little fat i had on my butt already was percepionally amplified by the large ammount of muscle growth underneath. Anyone else notice this kind of stuff with doing squats? Maybe i should just buy some looser jeans or something cuz it <seems to me> that it looks like i have a bloated ass now.

Both sexes like big asses. Take pride in it.

 

[fallingeggs]

squats do make for a big booty. it also seems reasonable that squats and deads would increase your waist from the increase in core strength and muscles.

 

[HodgeMN]

need to have my women do some of these then.........

 

[araiber]

Yup. The outcome is referred to as "Squatter's Ass", aside from the strength gains and such. It makes pants stay on nice.

 

[OMEGA]

Squat can lend them selves to Big butts yes

I use Leg Presses to favor Quads and hams

then do squats later as a burn out with less weight

 

[Scotsman]

If you are squatting correctly then yes your ass is going to get a lot of involvement and stimulate muscle growth.

Cheers,
Scotsman

 

[Elementality]

that sucks ;p i guess ill just have to do extra cardio to get rid of that glute fat since it is so exposed from the underlying muscle.

 

[Tagio]

yeah it makes your ass big but thickens your thighs like nothing else. personally i'm proud of it, football players, heavyweight wrestlers, sprinters all have big ass muscles and thighs, you don't look athletic without glutes and thighs, more like a comic book caricature of strength than any greek ideal.

 

[Tagio]

plus girls like it

 

[Elementality]

i always assumed girls liked guys with flat, hard asses, not bloated puffed asses...what do they need cushining for ? ;p

 

[NJL52]

i always assumed girls liked guys with flat, hard asses, not bloated puffed asses...what do they need cushining for ? ;p

I've had a big ass my whole life and have never had anything but admiration of it from girls. Trust me, leave the ass fat & muscle as it is if you are going for looks.

 

[coolcolj]

big in a good way, look at some NFL players...

glutes = power

 

[Tagio]

i always assumed girls liked guys with flat, hard asses, not bloated puffed asses...what do they need cushining for ? ;p

well if squats added fat to my ass i might consider stopping but since it's muscle and hip extension is the heart of almost anything athletic you could do with your body including sex ...

 

[deathdroprob]

I ahte my ass. Its far too big in proportion to my bodt, and the sad thing is I think Its all muscle. I thought it might have been from Deadlifts So as of last week, I started doing racked deads, putting the pins just above my knees, and I also fell my lats get crushed more, and I can handle more weight.
If Squating is what give me this idiotic looking ass Ill stop them, well at least stop doing them properly.

And yes Girls have commented on it.......Not good comments either

 

[silver_shadow]

i've had lots of admiring comments from the chicks. yes squatter ass is great to get some poonany

 

[b fold the truth]

If you increased your muscle and not your fat...then your body fat percentage should have dropped.

Adding muscle to your butt would "think out" the fat showing on it. Not make it bigger, unless you were gaining fat with it as well.

I squat at least 2x a week.

 

[Elementality]

If you increased your muscle and not your fat...then your body fat percentage should have dropped.

Adding muscle to your butt would "think out" the fat showing on it. Not make it bigger, unless you were gaining fat with it as well.

I squat at least 2x a week.

Is there an easy way to measure your body fat or do you have to goto a doctor and get a physical?

 

[coolcolj]

try this

http://home.fuse.net/clymer/bmi/

 

[NJL52]

lol, evidently I'm obese. 29 BMI. Good to know.

 

[silver_shadow]

i'm at 31!

 

[Tagio]

gotta love a health standard that completely ignores fitness and bodyfat levels

 

[deathdroprob]

yep Im 15%, But Id reckon thats about right.

 

[biggernu]

lol, evidently I'm obese. 29 BMI. Good to know.

That is the flaw with BMI. You can be cut as hell, 8 pack and have a bmi over 30.